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Thursday, 30 May 2013

Good morning everyone, welcome old and new followers.
Not a nice day today, raining again and cold.. where is our summer, we had a glorious weekend now back to this..

Today card is a different fold, sorry I do not know the name. it`s a gate fold that folds back onto its self, then you add a topper same size as your card, mine is 5"x 6", the main card is two pieces of A4 card, score both in half then one half score again in half.

card closed
background has been coloured with "Pan pastels" picked these up from Tracey on Sunday at the Lincoln show, must say I really like these, will have to get more.. here oyster stamps

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Hi everyone,
Thank you and a warm welcome to old and new followers for following my blog.
Still really gloomy and cold here, hope we get some summer soon.

To days card... thought I would try something different, not seen anyone do this style, a envelope in a criss cross card, used the "We-R memory keepers envelope punch board" for the envelope..
here at oyster stamps

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Hi everyone, warm welcome to old and new followers, We were supposed to have sun today, well didn't see much of it, heating on again, that's everyday, really wish it would warm up.

Today cards uses punch`s for the Clematis flowers, had these punch`s since last year, there are new stock arriving here at oyster stamps last card I made I did Lily`s, you can make a few flowers with these punch`s,. mine is McGill Paper blossoms "Lily.

for the large leaves I used Cherry Lynn's "Floral Judy`s Blooms" another buy from last year not used, swirl is an old favourite Fanciful flourish, and the lovely chicken wire die, seem to go with so many embellishments, border die is from, Heartfelt creations "Decorative flower pot" set.
After I cut the flower petal`s, I shaded with Distress "Shaded Lilac" ink pad, then glued them together.

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

hi Everyone,
hope you are all ok
Taken delivery this afternoon of the new.. We R memory keepers "Enveloper Punch Board"
from here at oyster stamps brilliant . so easy to use, like the way you can punch your corners and score, also round your corners with this tool.

this is the board.

started making this card yesterday, so board came in very handy for the envelope.

coordinated the envelope to the card which is a 6x6, so for the envelope, paper size I needed was 9 1/2" x9 1/2".

Saturday, 11 May 2013

hi Everyone,
Thought I would share one of my best ever buy`s . received this today from oyster stamps here new arrivals.
now these have been out a few years, never new how brilliant there were.
I don't know about you, but when I stamp with clear or rubber stamps, I never get it straight, some reason, I hoover with a clear stamping block, But always stamp cockeyed.. Does this ring a bell!!!

taken some quick photos, now normally I would stamp, then die cut, not anymore with this tool..
this is the results.

look how small this circle is, this is the first time I have used this stamp press,

Friday, 10 May 2013

Hi Everyone,
Can I just welcome new follows, hope you enjoy your visits to my blog,

Fancied doing a lattice background out of border dies, not seen this done before,
rather time consuming cutting the borders, I then mattered them on to card and cut them in 1" strips.
the border I used is memory box "Contempo Circle border" here at oyster stamps as is flowers and vine.

Square fancy edging is Martha Stewart "Vintage Doily" patp
oval spellbinders "Floral Ovals", sentiment justrite "Filigree Fancies" stamp, inked with distress "Tumble Glass" ink pad
The glittered gems I made with my HOT Glue gun and glitter,, first time I have made these, will not be my last ...so easy!!!

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

hi everyone
What happened to our little bit of summer, at this moment it is raining and cool..

This is another take on the Heartfelt creations "Decorative Flower pot" die....
Bucket and spade, also used some dies called "Savvy stamp dies" 50% off these at oyster stamps here "happy holidays" and "Pin Wheel", cannot find the last one so if you like it, I would phone the shop..

Monday, 6 May 2013

Hi everyone,
what a fabulous day we have had, hope you all have had lovely sunshine and warmth!!!!

well this is another take on the heartfelt creations "Decorative flower pot"....

Cup Cake...with a cherry on top...

I think this would be lovely for children's birthday party invite, what do you think!!!
So easy to do, the top of the cake is just a spellbinders grand large scallop die, you do not have to mess around with velum pleating as I have on the bottom of the cake..top of the pattered paper.

Sunday, 5 May 2013

This card use`s Heartfelt Creations "Decorative Flower pot" here at oyster stamps part on the Balmy breeze collection,, you get two flower pots, leaf spray , two tags and a really pretty border.
Just used the large die, which I embossed, then used both together so I had a trim, for around the pot.
Foliage in the pot is Memory box "Fresh Foliage" as is the border "Pine Needle borderoyster stamps

Saturday, 4 May 2013

hi everyone
well we keep having sunshine and cloud, I don't think its very warm today, but might be me.

This card uses a stamped flower and die cut flowers, not done this before, I thought the card was to plain with just the Clematis stamp, I wanted to use this as I got it a while ago from oysters, so thought it needed inking up. LOL here at oysters stamps

also used memory box "Jolly Bumble bees" now I know they are black and yellow, mine are White and yellow as I did not want black on this card.. LOL...still think they are cute..
item used all available from here oyster stamps
memory box

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

hi everyone.
welcome to new followers, hope you enjoy your visits, lovely for you to join my little blog.

This card is for a wedding anniversary, love these Elizabeth crafts Birds, you get two facing each other and one plain backer plus wings...here at oyster stamps they have been out a while now.
combined them with my favourite dies from memory box ..

Murphy R.I.P

About Me

Hello my name is Pam Simpson...
I started my blog 2010
I got into card crafting quite a few years ago now, used to be mainly decoupage and peel off`s etc then, around 8 years ago I tried card making with cutting dies!! Wow I found my forte..what you call truly hooked..
Please feel free to view my work as inspiration, but I politely ask that you do not copy it directly and pass it of as your own for publications or competitions.thank you.